News Stories

(Victoria, Ministry of Education and Child Care) - Empowering students and educators to identify and take action against racism and discrimination in British Columbia schools is the aim of a new provincial K-12 Anti-Racism Action Plan launched on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023.

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Ashton's family is Vietnamese and Celebrates Lunar New Year. The children in his family get to choose a lucky envelope from the Apricot Blossom Tree. Receiving an envelop from the tree would bring  good luck for the year to the person receiving the envelope and the one who gives the envelope. 

Mrs. Adi's Division 12 class, along with Mrs. A. Hall's Division 9 class would like to wish everyone a happy Lunar New Year. 

The Abbotsford Board of Education regularly meets throughout the school year. Agendas and minutes from the public Board Meetings can be accessed through the District's Electronic School Board. Below is a summary of highlights from the meeting. 

Presentations

Robert Bateman Timberwolves – AA Varsity Provincial Champions

Students from Robert Bateman Secondary’s Boys Football Team share with the Board their exciting season after winning the AA provincial title early in December 2022.

Sandy Hill staff and students participated in Black Excellence Day. As a lead up to Black History Month, Black Excellence Day is a day to rejoice Black history and learn about Black stories, Black art, and Black people, and a day to stand in solidarity and Black Canadians

Premier David Eby; Mable Elmore, Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives; and Rachna Singh, Minister of Education and Child Care, have released the following statement in honour of Black Excellence Day:

Today, we celebrate the many contributions of Black people and communities throughout our province.

The grade 5's have been practicing skittle ball since November and games versing other schools will begin in mid January. Students who have been attending practices have been invited to sign a permission slip through school cash online. We will have enough players to form two Sandy Hill teams.

Please see below for the schedule. Team details have been handed out to students as well as it is posted on bulletin board in the foyer outside the gym. 

It's that time of year again! The jungle gym is up and students are building strength and skill on gymnastics equipment. Next week grades 3-5 participate in "Ninja School" which is based on parkour and set up as a record breaking activity. The challenge is to apply the jumping and landing skills to the playground so students avoid injury at play:)

This holiday season, students from Sandy Hill Elementary gave back to their community and became sponsors for the “Sponsor-a-Family” program through Archway Community Services and the Christmas Bureau. The initiative began mid-November, and for several weeks the school worked towards sponsoring families and seniors in need in Abbotsford over the Christmas season. With an original goal of sponsoring two families, the school quickly surpassed their target thanks to the generosity and donations from the Sandy Hill school community.